Liverpool summer signing hints he will make Carabao Cup debut vs Southampton

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Giorgi Mamardashvili has all-but confirmed he is set to start in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Southampton.

The goalkeeper, who joined from Valencia in the summer, is yet to play a competitive game for Liverpool, so his involvement in the third-round clash at Anfield would mark a debut for the 24-year-old.

Arne Slot confirmed he plans to rest the majority of players who have featured heavily in the early weeks of the season, including Alisson.



Mamardashvili hasn't featured for Liverpool yet this season.

Mamardashvili is in line to start his first competitive game for Liverpool

So many games need to be played and our players are able to do so, but once in a while they need a bit of rest.

“We can go through all of them, Wata Endo and a few more,” said Slot when asked if those lacking match rhythm will play against Southampton.

“These are the players that need a game and we're happy that we have one

If we wouldn't have had one, we probably would have arranged a friendly in this week for these players because they need to play games as well to keep them ready whenever we need them.

“We've used quite a lot in the last three games because we thought we needed to keep this energy throughout all three games, but not all of them